al-qaeda organization have no interest in cooperating with the united states government. in fact, you know, people like richard reid and abdulmutallab, they want to announce their hostility towards our country, our government and our people almost as a badge of honor for themselves. so cooperation is unlikely, you know, based on our historical experiences dealing with the terrorists. in light of that, it becomes even more important to try to gather as much intelligence. to the window of intelligence gathering is oftentimes a very short window as you're looking forward and identifying the breadth of the organization and the depth and the breadth of the plot against our country in our interests. so, you know, hopefully this debate and dialogue is happening within the administration as the president determines who is going to be identified as an enemy combat pant. -- combatant. you know, the courts essentially have recognized the president's power under these circumstances. we are in a war, he is an enemy combatant, he fits the description, and he could be held during the co